cannedtuna@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days agoNew clean energy comes out. look inside It’s just boiling water again…lemmy.worldimagemessage-square85linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10 cross-posted to: starwarsmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageNew clean energy comes out. look inside It’s just boiling water again…lemmy.worldcannedtuna@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square85linkfedilink cross-posted to: starwarsmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days ago“coal ash is worse” doesn’t make nuclear waste clean and non toxic. Both are dirty, just different kinds of dirt. Geothermal is an excellent “boil water” technology independent of weather and without toxic waste.
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoCoal ash is dumped into a retaining pond by the ton. Nuclear waster is highly controlled and produced by the pound and sealed into giant casks that can be struck by a full speed train without beaching.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days ago Coal ash is dumped into a retaining pond by the ton. I’m not defending coal, so stop trying that whataboutism BS with me.
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoRead the second sentence of my comment.
minus-squarefullsquare@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agothere are still coal powerplants around and any replacement is better. geothermal doesn’t work everywhere
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days ago geothermal doesn’t work everywhere So what. That’s why power lines exist. Coal is BS, nuclear is BS. A healthy mix of renewables is possible right now.
“coal ash is worse” doesn’t make nuclear waste clean and non toxic. Both are dirty, just different kinds of dirt. Geothermal is an excellent “boil water” technology independent of weather and without toxic waste.
Coal ash is dumped into a retaining pond by the ton.
Nuclear waster is highly controlled and produced by the pound and sealed into giant casks that can be struck by a full speed train without beaching.
I’m not defending coal, so stop trying that whataboutism BS with me.
Read the second sentence of my comment.
there are still coal powerplants around and any replacement is better. geothermal doesn’t work everywhere
So what. That’s why power lines exist. Coal is BS, nuclear is BS. A healthy mix of renewables is possible right now.